Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-10-27
tslsoellaneous News Notes

WtsceiianeouS news Notes.
Trinity church. New York. is to a ST.
o0o. 00e for q site for a So. 600. 600 caths.
dral.
The contractors OF the Northern Pacific
tunnel through the Cascades expect to have
the work done in June OF 1888.
The Minnesota Methodist conference be-
gan its session on the 18th inst. at Mime
apolis and appointed committees.
Six hundred men are at work on the st.
Paul car cable line and the prospects for
its completion next month are good.
Minneapolis city council adopted resolu.
lions vigorously ~denouncing the Tribune
Tor its editorial on the presiden. and wife.
In st. Paul, over sixty miles OF streets
were graded. fifteou miles of sewers built
and a dozen miles OF paving lone this year.
The second season OF the Minneapolis ex-
position comes to a close with great eclat
on the 10Th. The receipts foo up S110,.
geo.
The Indian reservation trouble at Pipe
stone was settled by the white settlers
agreeing to be moved. They also sign an
agreement to stay off the reservation.
Lumber kings of Wisconsin seek advan-
tage of a certain clause to perfect titles on
their indemnity lands. One road threat
ebe W Pf0ccthtC III ~ tb tEGs lasntIo ..
The Second regiment, Minnesota National
guards, wins tho second prize of $500 in
the battalion drill at tine Chicago eucamp-
ment. but there is some doubt whether the
money will be paid over.
The contract for a thirty mile extension
OF the Duluth & Iron Range northerly from
Tower City into the mining district has
just been let to Shepard, Winston & Co.,
to be built Immediately.
There were two more deaths from
cholera of Swinburne island. New York re-
Gently among the Alesia's passengers.
This brings the total deaths from cholera
up to date to twenty-eight since the Alesia
left Mediterranean ports.
At Chicago, Charles NJ. Charnley, lumber
dealer, made an assignment. The amount
ofthe failure cannot be ascertained. Short.
ly aiterward Thomas Lovdall confessed
Judgment In the superior court to the
amount OF nearly $4,000.
The liabilities OF II. Webster & Co.,
wholesale liquor dealers OF New York are
$735,o0o and actual assets 1881, 900.
1t is said that creditors will be paid In full.
John Henry and Henry 4. Bowen, whole.
sale druggists, made an assignment.
A prise fight tool place at the Ashland
theater last Saturday night the 18th, be-
tween Mike Conley OF Ashland, known
az the Ithaca Giant, and o. ii. Smith, the
heavyweight champion OF Nebraska, re-
sulting in the defeat OF the Omaha man.
Charlie Mitchell has posted a forfeit and
issued a challenge to figh. John l.. Sullivan,
according to the London prize ring rules,
for $500 a side. Should. however, Sullivan
not accept Mitchell's challenge, anybody
else can have q match. but not for less
than $500 a side.
Minnesota pensions allowed: Minors OF
S. Wilson, Motley; A. Kohler, Minneapo
lis; T. Read, Mortified; G.. Oily. osakis;
E. NJ. Hall. Little Falls: j. w. Mounts
Rockford; T. b. Hobson, st. Peter; q. Sci
over, Lake City; c. Amundson. Lyle; A.
Nj. Barnum, Sheldon: A. ID. Fowler, Viola.
Business generally ia the two cities OF
st. Paul and Minneapolis Is in O very
healthy condition, and the jobbing trade
continues very satisfactory. The money
t~ightness OF a few weeks ago. as a result OF
the financial lookup In New York. has
disappeared, and the reports from banks
throughout the state indicate a healthy
and improved condition.
Articles incorporating the ST. Paul Medi-
cal and Dental institute, with a capital
stock of 500, 900, have been filed with
the register OF deeds. The incorpor.
ators are Edward o. Zimmermann,
Andrew p. Croonquist Edward J.. Meier,
Franz c.. Mercer, Charles w. Eberleill.
Frank +. McGraw, William Foulke and FL.
mer L. McGrew, all OF st. Paul.
The French steamship Brittania which
arrived in New York on the 18th inst,
from Marseilles and Naples, and has been
held by the health officer at upper quar,al-
tine for observation, vas sent down to
lower quarantine. It was said that cases
OF cholera had been found aboa rd of her.
Tho Pritfauso ~ n .,e&a, nAtn - A. AL.
elm, which brought cholera here some weeks
ago.
C. F.tHatch, of the Wisconsin, Minneso.
tn q Pacific railroad, has filed a petition
In the Minneapolis courts Tor AT injunction
restraining the Duluth, Wisconsin Il Sioux
Falls, the Manitoba foad and certain con-
tractors from crossing the tracks OF his
road at Hanley Falls. The parties named
are said to be constructing a crossing with
out first having resorted to eondemna-
ton proceedings.
The Macdonald Fire Escape company,
an organization formed for the purpose oi
manufacturing and furnishing what is
known ms the Macdonald fire escape, it's
place oil business and principal Office to be
in st. Paul. filed articles OF incorporation
with the secretary OF state. Thu capital
stock is $500, 0u0, and the limit Of indebt-
edness $50. coo. The incorporators are
John L. Macdonald, Eli Southworth and
David L. How, Shakopee; w. p. Warner
and John ID. 0iBrien, St. Paul.
The annual sale OF shat is termed
stumpage lanI was conducted by State
Auditor Braden in the house vi represent
atives at st. Paul. The sale was attended
by over a hundred lumber men OF Minneso.
Ia. Theland is in the Duluth and st. Cloud
districts, extepdingfrom Duluth to Perham.
The sale was more satisfactory in price
and amount than last year, the bids per
thousand feet ranging from S1.50 to 81.
so. the later figure for n tract on the st.
Louis river, in st. Louis county. The sale
was adjourned for two weeks. to be held
at Duluth, at which time u large tract OF
university land near the Iron Range rail.
road. on which at least 10, GOO. 900 feet OF
timber Ia afandinr will hn sold